2006
Associations Between Adherence to Guidelines for Antipsychotic Dose and Health Status, Side Effects, and Patient Care Experiences
Dickey B, Normand SL, Eisen S, Hermann R, Cleary P, Cortés D, Ware N. Associations Between Adherence to Guidelines for Antipsychotic Dose and Health Status, Side Effects, and Patient Care Experiences. Medical Care 2006, 44: 827-834. PMID: 16932134, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000215806.11805.6c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth statusSide effectsHigh dosesEvidence-based practice guidelinesLarge prospective observational studySelf-reported health statusBaseline symptom profileHospital admission evaluationMassachusetts Medicaid beneficiariesProspective observational studyEvidence-based guidelinesTreatment of schizophreniaSubsample of patientsAntipsychotic medication doseHighest dose levelPerceptions of careQuality of carePatient care experiencesHealth benefit claimsAcute episodeAntipsychotic dosesGuideline adherenceMedication dosePoor outcomeSF-12
1999
The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation
Ayanian J, Cleary P, Weissman J, Epstein A. The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1661-1669. PMID: 10572155, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199911253412206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal transplantationBlack patientsPatient preferencesRenal diseaseWhite patientsRacial differencesRate of referralPerceptions of careSubstantial racial differencesEligible patientsRenal failureTransplantation centersDialysis therapyMaintenance treatmentWaiting listPatientsTransplantationDialysis facilitiesHealth statusMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsStratified random sampleWhite womenWhite menQuality of Care at a Children's Hospital: The Parents' Perspective
Homer C, Marino B, Cleary P, Alpert H, Smith B, Crowley Ganser C, Brustowicz R, Goldmann D. Quality of Care at a Children's Hospital: The Parents' Perspective. JAMA Pediatrics 1999, 153: 1123-1129. PMID: 10555712, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.11.1123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary care pediatric hospitalHospital discharge planningProcess of carePerceptions of careQuality of careInpatient care experienceSpecific clinical experienceQuality improvement activitiesPain managementChildren's HospitalParents of childrenPediatric hospitalDischarge planningPatient dischargeInpatient carePediatric careSpecific reportsInpatient qualityClinical experienceHospitalCare experiencesCare restsCareTelephone interviewersOverall assessment